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lapswim

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  1. May I suggest you just buy local Pork not in a can?
  2. What we need is a transport equalisation tax to create subsidy/excise equity between ICEs and BEVs in Thailand. That is an equal excise on purchase price excise, electricity used for vehicles and a pollution requirement on power stations using fossil fuels to make electricity equivalent to the Ultra Low Emissions Vehicles requirements .
  3. Much better than a BEV. Malaysia appears to have very cheap petrol and Thailand's power seems to be basically derived from Liquid Petroleum Gas. So the pricing equation is determined by Governments' Power Pricing, Car Industry and excise policies. Government needs to get out of the way of economics, look what happened with the excise sales rate mandating diesel pickups, a 2.5 PPM particulate catastrophe.
  4. Unhealthy. I did that years ago but switched to almonds with the skin off after hearing Dr Steven Gundry explain that peanuts are bad for you because of the lectins they contain.
  5. https://blog.tradologie.com/top-5-basmati-rice-producing-countries-in-the-world/ Yes. Nakhon Ratchasima.
  6. Thailand wants to be on the EV wagon and become a supplier so it wants BEVs domestically too. However, current lithium BEVs do not work well in very cold or very hot conditions like Thailand. Governments are very bad at mandating technology, just look at all the diesel utes used as shopping cars and all of the 2.5 ppm particle pollution around Thailand. Wait for solid state batteries to improve their production capability and longevity.
  7. Just when you think inflation is really taking off the federal reserve tightens the money supply and growth/inflation peaks. In the U.S.A. I understand finance for car loans has tightened and repossessions are skyrocketing. The U.S. car shortage will disappear as people cannot afford the repayments and the premium prices will unwind. Cars (Transport) was a large part of the CPI increase anyway. I could see the same thing happening in Thailand soon, especially with rising airfares and the cash strapped consumer cutting back on overseas holidays.
  8. When the Bank of Thailand follows other central banks and puts up interest rates it will be interesting to see the effect on house, condo and rural land prices. I suspect that lenders will be wary of risks, the risk premium and therefore lender margins will increase as well as the central bank discount rate and prices will hiccup in sales reliant on Thai bank financing such as Thai homes and small plots of rural land not attractive to Charoen Pokphand. Pattaya prices may rise as the Farang using developed country savings resume the retirement lifestyle with a temporary demand backlog due to Covid. The Chinese and Indian demand that is political. I cannot see tourism reaching previous levels with developed and emerging country debts, living costs and airfares rising, so I do not see rents taking off. I think that most of the housing stock in Pattaya is obsolete, built of concrete or brick with high thermal mass, dark coloured roof tiles, oriented incorrectly to the sun, unshaded windows, no damp course, no radiant heat foil, no backyard small land area and asbestos. So taking the price/square metres of land and accelerated depreciation for the houses, buying looks less attractive. In the condos there is really very poor build quality, ineffective condominium management and no space to swing the cat.
  9. Old Croc is right depends on your circumstances. Went back to Melbourne alone Feb 2020. Cared for Mum who later died of cancer. Was stuck in the Melbourne family home alone in the lock downs waiting for probate and Covid safety to improve to book a direct flight. It is like a war. I miss my partner and the party life style in Pattaya. She, however, is talking about lockdowns, the school reverting to online learning, my local bar being closed, the lack of availability of Modern/Pfizer for Thais, thefts, assaults and squatters. I am happy that I did not experiencing Thailand Government's vaccine hesitancy, the many covid deaths and the winding down of Pattaya and its party lifestyle. In its wisdom Thailand made Pattaya Wuhan's sister city, so when I saw all those Chinese arriving from Wuhan pulling their suitcases I was very pleased to be leaving. Although covid safety was a priority in Australia, It is disappointing to see the extent of the money pumping during covid in Australia (and UK and USA). Western governments with their foolishness have created persistent long term inflation as food, housing and car prices go nuts. Maybe watch out where you put your pennies. The time to return is after the stupidity has peaked. Cheers
  10. Mate, marriage is like an old car it always needs working on. The Thais have very different habits. My partner's sister's family like to sleep together under the one big mosquito net or else they get lonely. Their boy did this until he was 11 years old. His parents had sex elsewhere. Take a mattress and sleep in their room one night a week to break up the routine. Get the missus to sleep in your room starting one night a week after she has lain down with the kid and the kid has gone to sleep. Never mention it is possible to find a replacement partner. Your Thai lady looses a lot of face if you even mention even a hint of another woman. Thai men going out for something on the side would put some effort to giving some plausible explanation. Remember intimacy is "into me see". Both partners have to get a deeper understanding of each other and it is easy for language and customs to mess that up. A third person, such as a better educated sister, could be a sounding board for you. Maybe she sees you as a boss that gives her orders. If you find some Farang mates you will be more comfortable. Become a walker or go to a town and walk around that will get you face to face contacts or at least some fresh air. and Vitamin D. Best of luck
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